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PLANTER. No. 341,?47. Patented Many'll, 188,6'.

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THOMAS V. HARDISON ANI) CORNELIUS C. BOVMAN, OF VADESBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,747, dated May l1, 1886.

Application filed February 8, 1886. Serial No. 191,213. (No model.)

To all whom t may corr/cern,.-

Be it known that we, THOMAS V. HannisoN and CORNELIUS C. Bowman," citizens of the United States, residing at Vadesborongh,

in the county of Ausonand State of North Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvemcntsin Ilanters,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of machines which are adapted to plant seed in rows.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the annexed drawings, illustrating the invention, Figure l is a perspective View of our improved planter. Fig. 2 is a sectional detail view of theseed-h'opper, seed-slide, and actuating mechanism. Fig. 3 represents another device for facilitating the discharge of the seed.

The frame A, of any suitable construction, is supported by t-he covering-roller B and furrow-wheel C, and carries a cultivator-blade,

R D, at its forward end.

' On the rear end ofthe frame A is supported the seed-hopper E, in the bottom of which is a seed-exit opening, a. The discharge of seed through this opening may be regulated by a slide, F. having an arm, b. actuated by a pitman, c, that extends forward over the front end of the hopper. To the forward end of this pitrnan c is connected a crank, d, Which is carried by a vertical rod or 55 shaft, e, that isjournaled at its lower end in one side ofthe frame A, and at itsnpper end in a bearing, f, attached to the hopper and machine-frame. The shaft c carries a bevelgear, g, which meshes with a pinion, I1, on the 4o side of the furrow-wheel. By the rotation of the furrow-wheel C, the shaft c and crank d are caused .to actuate the pitman c and slidearm b so as to reciprocate the regulator' slide F in or over the seedcpening, and thereby.

4,5` control the discharge of seed to the furrow made in the soil by the furrow-wheel C and cultivator D. After the seed enters the soil itis covered by the roller B; or, in lieu of a roller, a covering-board may be employed.

The covering roller or board, as the case may be, can be attached to the rear end of the machine-frame by spring-connections, so as to be held in close contact with the soil, and the spring-connections may have means l of adjustment by which the pressure of the covering device can be regulated.

lf preferred, the seedslide F may be re placed by a rock-shaft, k, journaled in the hopper E, and carrying a series of stirringiingers, m, as shown in Fig. 3, to force the seed through the feed-opening. This shaft 7a will be provided with an arm, b, for attachment to the pitman c, the shaft k and attached fiuanism that at other times may be used to operate the seedslide. It will therefore be seen that the same driving mechanism is adapted to actuate either the stirring-fingers or the seed-slide.

The width of the feed-opening in the bottom ofthe hopper can be regulated by means of a block or strip adjusted bya thumbscrew, p. (Shown iu Fig. l.) I

The hopper E and its feed mechanism will feed either dry or rolled seeds. By disconnecting the pitmau c and crank CZ, the feed cau be stopped without stopping the machine.

The machine is simple, cheap, and compact, and can be easily controlled so as to perform its Work efficiently.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is l. In a planter, the combination of a seedhopper having a feed-opening and a feedregulator provided with an arm, a furrow` wheel having a pinion on one side, a vertical shaft having at its lower end a gear meshing with said pinion, a crank secured to the up per end of said shaft, and a pitman connecting said crank to the feed-regulator arm, substantially as described.

2. In a planter, the combination of the frame A, having bearing f, furrow-wheel C, covering-roller B, and cultivatorlblade D, the seedhopper E, having a feed-opening, a, and a feed-regulator provided with arm b, the pit- Inan c, crank d, shaft e, journaled in the bearingj", and frame A, the gear g on the shaft e, and the pinion hon the furrow-wheel, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS V. HARDISON. CORNELIUS C. BOVMAN.

Witnesses:

W. P. COVINGTON, .,T. D. MoSUcnn.

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